H&M New Arrivals For Spring / Summer | Fashion Over 50

I was out and about and I passed H&M so I thought I'd pop inside and see what they've got new in store. There were lots of gorgeous summer dresses. I thought these all look really beautiful. I loved the colour of this one. Blue and white always look so crisp and fresh together. This has got an elasticated bodice and I'm not sure, I think you can wear the shoulders either up on the shoulders or more like an off the shoulder top, so potentially it could be quite versatile. As well as day dresses, they had quite a few what I would call beach style dresses. You know, there's kind of dresses that you could just throw over your beach wear and your swimwear when you're on holiday and this one would be perfect for that. This dress is an exact remake of a dress that they released a few years back. I've actually got the dress but when I bought it, it didn't particularly fit me very well at the time but I've lost a little bit of weight now so I'm actually going to give this dress another try. It also comes in a sort of a taupe colour with the pinstripe which I thought looked really nice and I tried one of these on in the dressing room. I'd say it's a tad on the short side but it's a nice fitting dress and as I say it does look quite smart. Another dress that I saw in store was this floral dress. It is a fitted dress, it's got a split up the front of the dress and it's got puff sleeves which fit across the shoulders just like an off the shoulder top. They didn't actually have my size in store but I managed to get it online and I got this in a size small. It's a linen blend and it cost £44.99. I thought this would be a lovely dress for a wedding and I'm really gutted because last year I was searching high and low for a wedding dress, couldn't find anything I really liked. This would have been absolutely perfect but that's how it goes isn't it? So I've tried this with a few different shoes actually. I've tried it with some little white strappy shoes. Now I saw these in store, these are a terrific height. They've got a little heel which is quite chunky, they're elasticated at the back. They just give you that little bit of height but still being really walkable. Because it's a floral print there is quite a lot of red in the dress so I wanted to see what it would look like with a belt and I thought because of the red flowers in the print I'd try it with a red belt. Now this is not a real belt, it's actually the strap from one of my handbags. So just to give it a try I've put that around the dress and instead of the white shoes I've put the dress with my nude heels. Personally I think I prefer the dress with the belt and with the nude heels. I think the belt elevates the dress a little bit and because of the style of the dress I like it with a higher heel. I had a closer look at the sleeves on the dress. I actually think if you can sew you can probably remove the sleeves. There's plenty of fabric there. I think you could probably make some thin straps from that fabric and completely alter the dress. Another dress that I spotted in store was this green dress. I thought this would make a lovely little day dress in the summertime. It's very thin, possibly you might need a slip underneath it but in hot weather this would be great to wear and it can be worn with different styles of shoes to mix it up a little bit. I've tried it with flat sandals and with a pair of wedges. Now these sandals actually come from Marks & Spencers. I think they were around about £22 something like that. Really comfortable. They've got padding at the bottom so they're actually quite nice to wear and the wedges that I'm wearing, these are quite old actually. I can't remember where I got them from, possibly June or somewhere like that. And the bag is quite recent. This one is from Marks & Spencers. It's got a little tie belt around the waist but that could be swapped for another style belt if you don't like it. Now one thing I will say about this dress, it is quite big. I got it in a size small and with the belt tied you can see around the middle it's quite gathered so I would suggest going down a size if you did like this dress. Something I think that H&M do really well is linen shirts. They've always got a great selection in different colours. I love this pink one. They had them in white, in beige. I thought this blue one was a stunning colour and a blue and white striped shirt is so handy to have in a spring summer wardrobe. If you don't like linen I did happen to see this one too. It's very similar to the lily silk shirt but this is more of a budget friendly one. This would look gorgeous with some white wide leg trousers. I did see some in store which I thought were a nice fabric. They had some weight to them and some body but they weren't thick so I'll leave a link to them and everything else in this video down below. As well as the long sleeve linen shirts I did see this short sleeve version which I thought was a nice alternative and I think this could look really great just very simply worn with some white shorts or some white jeans maybe as well and I did also spot this shirt in a different colour. I would call it maybe an olive or a sage green colour. In fact there was actually quite a lot of that colour in store. Something else I spotted in that colour was this long sleeve linen shirt and I fell in love with this. Now I actually picked this up in a size extra small. I had a feeling after seeing it in the store that it was going to come up quite big and I'm really not into that big oversized look and I also wanted to be able to wear it loose over trousers over shorts but also I wanted to be able to tuck it in as well. So I went for extra small and yeah I think it was the perfect choice. It cost £27.99 and I've put it here together with some plain white jeans these are from Marks and Spencer's and some tan sandals again from Marks and Spencer's and a tan belt. This is a colour combination that I absolutely love a sage green or an olive green with white and tan it really does look terrific together. So I've worn it two ways tucked in and left loose as well. Sometimes you just want a really nice easy going sort of casual top that you just feel really comfortable in especially when it's really hot so that's why I thought going a little bit smaller would be ideal. I don't know about you but I do tend to wear white jeans quite a lot in the spring and summer time but I still love to wear my blue jeans as well. I saw these hidden away they're right at the back but I really love the colour of these. They're a boot cut which we all know can be really flattering and I thought these could look very nice worn with different tops throughout the spring summer. Just put them together with this black off the shoulder top now this actually comes from Zara and as you can see it's got long sleeves. Now I love these jeans but they do come up long I can't wear them with flat shoes they'll just drag completely on the floor so I've put them with a little heel. Now these are the shoes that I'm actually wearing them with they're a strappy block heel sandal. I got these in a size seven and I'd say the heel is perhaps maybe two, two and a half inches high but under the jeans they're the perfect height and these cost £19.99. Something that I saw a lot of in store were wide leg linen or linen blend style trousers they were absolutely everywhere in all different colours they're beige, navy, black, green, there was so much choice it was actually a little bit overwhelming where to start and as well as some of them being a wider leg they also had more tapered styles, jogger styles, something for everyone there really was. Now just like the jeans these come up really really long on me I just simply can't wear them with sandals or trainers or any kind of flat shoes they just hang on the floor. Not helped by the fact that I tend to prefer to wear my trousers a little bit lower so I tend not to wear them around my waist if I can and these are elasticated so I can just drop them down to a more comfortable position. I think they'll be very easy to take up actually but just for the purpose of the video I've put the nude sandals underneath just so you can see what the trousers actually look like. So these are a beige style wide leg trouser I got these in a size small and these were £19.99. They are very comfortable just the perfect trousers to take away on holiday with you maybe to put them on over swimwear and then just layered with a really nice easygoing linen shirt and then to the outfit you could add a gorgeous raffia bag. I also got these trousers in green they're a dark khaki green and again in size small. I like green and black worn together so I've simply layered them over the top of a black vest top and again put it together with the raffia bag. As well as green they come in blue, white, the beige ones I've already shown you and also in black as well. I didn't pick them up in black in this style but I did pick up another pair of black linen trousers to show you. These are also a linen blend I got these in a size small they cost £22.99 so a tiny bit more expensive than the other ones. These have got an elasticated waist no drawstring and they've got pockets and they also have a little seam running out the front as well. These are also very very comfortable but just like the last ones they're way too long on me so like before I'm wearing them with the same sandals but ideally you'd want to wear these with a really great pair of flat sandals or perhaps even trainers. Online I found a very nice silk crepe top I think it's part of their premium range and it's actually very beautiful. It's one of those tops that you will be able to keep in your wardrobe for a very long time. Now I wasn't actually sure what size to get so I got size 10 and I would say I think I would have been better going down a size to a size 8. It comes up quite big, it's not so much the length but it's underneath the arms that's where you really notice it so a slightly smaller size would have been better. I've also tried layering the trousers and the top with the green shirt over the top I think already mentioned I love green and black together so it's a nice easy breezy outfit nice and loose and casual but comfy. As well as there being lots of linen wide leg style trousers in store there are also lots of shorts. I was actually really impressed with the selection of shorts on offer they had stripy elasticated waist ones they had more fitted style tailored shorts there was a huge selection of different colours so if you're in the market for shorts maybe for an upcoming holiday at the time I went in there there was plenty to choose from. I like the colour and the style of these shorts in different lights they look a different colour they're described as light khaki green sometimes to me they look more beige sometimes they look more green so it's quite difficult to tell. I got these in a size 10 and they are a linen blend short and they were £18.99. I put them with the one shoulder top and all with tan accessories tan sandals tan belt and with the raffia bag. I would say these shorts are not the kind of shorts that you would want to wear to the beach for example they're more of a short that you would be wearing if you're going out sightseeing or maybe out for lunch or something like that because they do up with the button and two hooks and eyes and I just think when you go to the beach you just want something that you can pull on really quickly and comfortably. Saying that though these are comfortable and I absolutely love the colour even though I'm not quite sure which colour they are. They're a lovely fabric and they've got lots of movement to them. As well as with the one shoulder top I've tried layering them with the khaki green shirt over the top. The shirt is darker than the shorts but they work together and I've changed the one shoulder top to a simple white vest top this is from Marks and Spencer's. I've put it together with a crossbody bag and the strappy sandals. These shorts come in different colours they come in white you can get them in light beige black and also navy. Now I picked up the navy ones they're exactly the same style they say they're the same fabric but they actually feel very different on. The fabric is slightly thicker I would say and it doesn't have quite as much movement as the beige ones do. Navy blue shorts go hand in hand with a striped top so I've put these shorts together with my little stripy off the shoulder top from Goelia. I've worn that tucked in and put a belt over the top but any kind of striped t-shirt top would work with the navy blue shorts. I've tried it another way with a vest style striped top again from Goelia and I've actually tried layering the green khaki shirt over the top. I like green and navy blue together as a colour combination so I like how this all works together. Now these next shorts are practically the same style as the linen blend shorts but these are a much thinner fabric and perhaps a tad see-through as well. I've got these in beige and black the beige has quite yellow tones to it almost mustardy so they're much darker than the other ones I just showed you. Again they are more of a smarter style shorts I personally wouldn't wear these to the beach but day-to-day absolutely perfect. Both the pairs of shorts I've put together with the little silk crepe top that I showed you earlier and I've just tucked that in added a tan belt tan shoes and the raffia bag. A really nice simple easygoing outfit with shorts. With the black ones I've also tried layering the green khaki shirt over the top for a nice easy relaxed outfit and swapped the bag for a crossbody bag. These shorts are actually more expensive than the other ones they're £21.99 which I'm actually quite surprised about I thought it would be the other way around. Now one other pair of shorts that I did pick up which are definitely more a beach style short are these black ones they're elasticated around the waist they've got a drawstring at the front they're a linen blend and they are a pull-on style short so great to wear over swimwear. These come up quite big though I got these in a size small but I'd still go down one size further they'd still be more than big enough. These are a terrific price they're £12.99 just a nice simple but comfortable pair of shorts and if you look after them and take care of them there's no reason why these can't be in a holiday capsule wardrobe for years to come. Now I know lots of ladies don't like wearing shorts I completely get it so if you want some more alternatives to wear instead of shorts then hop on over to this video and watch this one next. It'll give you some outfit ideas if shorts really aren't your thing.